"Pressure" is a song by Nadia Ali

Nadia Ali

Nadia Ali is a Pakistani-American singer-songwriter, born in Libya and raised in Queens, New York. She gained attention as the frontwoman and songwriter of the band iiO, after their 2001 hit "Rapture" reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted across several countries in Europe...

, Starkillers & Alex Kenji. It was released on February 15, 2011 by Spinnin' Records. The song reached No. 16 on the Ultratip Chart in Walonia, Belgium.

Background

"Pressure" is Nadia Ali's sixth single as a lead artist. It was written by Ali and produced by American DJ Nick Terranova and Italian DJ Alessandro Bacci. Ali and Terranova met in 2009 when Ali requested him to remix her single "Love Story

Love Story (Nadia Ali song)

"Love Story" is a song by Nadia Ali. It was released on March 10, 2009 as the second single from Ali's debut solo album Embers by Smile in Bed Records.-Love Story: Remixes:-Love Story: Les Remixes Noirs:-Awards and nominations:...

". After that, the two decided to collaborate on original productions and had studio sessions on Christmas Eve '2009 and produced a number of songs, of which one was "Pressure". Ali described "Pressure" as 'a fun song venting about the frustrations and expectations which come with being successful'. The song was left untouched until March 2010, when at the Winter Music Conference

Winter Music Conference

The Winter Music Conference is a weeklong electronic music conference, held every March since the mid-1980s in Miami, Florida, United States. Venues are hosted primarily in Downtown Miami and Miami's South Beach...

 Ali introduced Terranova to Bacci, who was subsequently asked to collaborate with the two and co-produce the track creating the final version.

Music video

A music video for "Pressure", directed by Brando Neverland was uploaded on YouTube

YouTube

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 on July 7, 2011.. The music video was set to the Alesso remix and features Ali facing different forms of pressure such as a wind tunnel with chains, climbing a very long ladder while being chased by Terranova and Bacci.

Reception

The Alesso remix of "Pressure" became a club and festival anthem during summer 2011 and was included in their sets by prominent DJs such as Armin van Buuren, Tiesto

Tiësto

Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...

, Kaskade

Kaskade

Ryan Raddon , better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ and record producer. On October 20, 2011, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records Kaskade placed at #30...

, Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...

 and Swedish House Mafia

Swedish House Mafia

Swedish House Mafia is a Swedish House Music group consisting of the three disc jockeys and producers; Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008....

. The song was described by Kaskade as the "Tune of 2011".

Tracklisting

• Digital Download # 1

1. "Pressure" (Original Mix) - 6.01

• Digital Download # 2

1. "Pressure" (Alesso Remix) - 6.06
2. "Pressure" (Clokx Extended Commercial Remix) - 5.32
3. "Pressure" (Matan Caspi & Eddy Good Remix) - 6.06
4. "Pressure" (Rene Amesz Remix) - 7.23
5. "Pressure" (Calvin West Extended Remix) - 8.07

• U.S iTunes
  ITunes
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   Release

1. "Pressure" (Alesso Radio Edit) - 3.00

• Belgium Digital Download # 1

1. "Pressure" (Alesso Radio Mix) - 3:02
2. "Pressure" (Alesso Rmx) - 6.06
3. "Pressure" (Clokx Radio Rmx) - 3.16
4. "Pressure" (Clokx Extended Commercial Rmx) - 5.31
5. "Pressure" (Calvin West Extended Rmx) - 8.06

• Belgium Digital Download # 2

1. "Pressure" (Crackerjack Rmx) - 6.00
2. "Pressure" (DJ Exodus & Leewise Rmx) - 7.34
3. "Pressure" (Full New April Mix) - 6.00
4. "Pressure" (George F, Eran Hersh & Damon Rmx) - 8.15
5. "Pressure" (Marcus Maison & Will Dragen Rmx) - 6.08
6. "Pressure" (Matan Caspi & Eddy Good Rmx) - 6.05

• Belgium Digital Download # 3

1. "Pressure" (Original Mix) - 6.00
2. "Pressure" (Nikolas & Albert Day Rmx) - 5.12
3. "Pressure" (O.B. Rmx) - 7.03
4. "Pressure" (Ron Reese & Dan Saenz Rmx) - 6.33
5. "Pressure" (YOS Mo' Preshaa Rmx) - 8.16
6. "Pressure" (Rene Amesz Rmx) - 7.22

• UK Digital Download

1. "Pressure" (Alesso Radio Edit)
2. "Pressure" (Tim Mason Remix)
3. "Pressure" (Zomboy Remix)
4. "Pressure" (Alesso Remix)
5. "Pressure" (Roul Doors vs East & Young Remix)
6. "Pressure" (Clokx Radio Remix)
7. "Pressure"

Personnel

• Songwriting
  Songwriter
  A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
  
   – Nadia Ali
  Nadia Ali
  Nadia Ali is a Pakistani-American singer-songwriter, born in Libya and raised in Queens, New York. She gained attention as the frontwoman and songwriter of the band iiO, after their 2001 hit "Rapture" reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted across several countries in Europe...
  
  
• Composition
  Composer
  A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
  
   and production
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
   – Nick Terranova, Alex Kenji
• Vocals
  Lead vocalist
  The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
  
   – Nadia Ali

Charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Worldwide	February 15, 2011	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
Netherlands	February 28, 2011
Italy	July 6, 2011	CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
United States	July 13, 2011	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
Belgium	August 3, 2011
Ireland	November 18, 2011
United Kingdom	November 21, 2011